Alright, sorry for the mix-up with the chapters a little earlier; my computer was acting kind of funky. It might have a minor virus on it, so I'll get it working properly again soon. In the meantime, here's another chapter to shed some more light!
Slowly, Bowser opened his eyes to find himself lying on the floor. His head was spinning and his vision was blurred, but it all stopped after a moment.
Damn, Bowser thought, what happened last night?
He rubbed his head, and found it to be surprisingly hairy.
Ngh…guess I need to comb my mane a little bet—WHAT THE…? The Koopa King stopped as he saw his arm as he lowered it from his head.
Instead of its normal yellow, it had turned the same color as a Caucasian human's. Was puzzled him even more was that his claws had vanished as well.
"Could it be…?" He said, noticing that his voice had changed as well; it was higher-pitched and sounded more human, yet it was still deep.
He quickly made his way into the bathroom and his heart nearly stopped at the sight he saw in the mirror; Bowser, the Koopa King, was now a tall, slim, very rugged-looking young human crowned with fiery hair the exact same color as his mane, a few inches past shoulder-length. As Bowser raised his hand, so did the human reflection. He touched his face, and the human did the same. After taking a minute to overcome his shock of the whole thing, he began to admire his human form.
Who knew that, despite looking quite bulky as a Koopa, he would be relatively healthy-looking as a human? Though his muscles were mostly gone, his arms, legs, and abdominal regions still had some solid build. He also touched himself on his back out of curiosity; the sensation of having no shell felt pretty strange to Bowser. His eyes, however, seemed unaffected by the changes to his anatomy, since they were still the same blood-red color as they were in his original form.
He then shifted his attention to the gray triangular mark on his chest. He had absolutely no idea where it came from. He did not ever get any tattoos, and he knew that this was not something that would form naturally on anyone. He decided to simply take advantage of the situation and see if he could get into the Mushroom Kingdom for a visit with Peach.
When he noticed his large spiked bands scattered across the floor where he was lying, and felt the cool air starting to penetrate his skin and cause goosebumps, he realized that he probably shouldn't be walking around his castle naked…at least, not naked as a human. He yanked the red and black sheet off his bed and wrapped it around himself as a makeshift cover. He opened his door, and began to make his way through the labyrinth of hallways, which now seemed to be larger than before…now he knew how Mario felt when he traversed the place. As he was walking, he was unfortunate to come across two Koopa-Troopa guards who spotted him approach.
"Hey, a human got in here!" One of them yelled.
"Well, don't hang about!" The other one said, "Seize him!"
Bowser's eyes widened as his own guards rushed at him, "No, stop!" he yelled, trying to get away. Since he was wearing a bedsheet for cover, and largely since he was unaccustomed to sprinting as a human, the two guards tackled him to the ground and cuffed him.
"Just what do you think you are doing?" Bowser asked.
"You are trespassing!" One of the Koopa-Troopas said, "We are going to take you to the dungeons where you will serve time for your act!"
"Wait, you have to listen to me!" Bowser said, "I am King Bowser! I've just figured out how to change my form!"
The guards laughed, "Do you honestly believe that we are as stupid as amoebas? I bet it took you a long time to think that one up…"
"Oh yeah?" Bowser asked, looking up behind him, "Quiz me."
The guard who was not on top of him rubbed his chin, "Okay, what's King Bowser's favorite color?"
"Red." Bowser answered.
"And why?" The guard questioned further.
"Because it is the color of fire and power." Bowser finished.
The guard narrowed his eyes, "That's good, but everyone knows that one. Now for a harder one: What is King Bowser's Zodiac sign?"
"Taurus." Bowser responded.
"Alright, I'm starting to believe you," the guard said, "but you could very well be secretly getting this info from the King. I'm gonna ask something that he would never tell anyone else but his closest minions!"
"That includes us!" the other guard said.
"Yes," the first guard responded, "now, what is King Bowser's most desired ambition?"
Without hesitation, Bowser responded: "To be the ruler of the world and shape it to my image of awesomeness!"
The Koopa-Troopas both dropped their jaws.
"Unbelievable…" One said.
"Incredible…" the other added, "…you…you really are him, aren't you?"
"Oh, please forgive us, Your Humaness!" the first guard said, quickly removing the binders from Bowser's wrists.
"Whatever…" Bowser said, massaging his wrists.
"But…" one of the Koopa-Troopas said, "…what happened to you?"
Bowser strained to remember what had went down last night, "Well, I used some sort of glowing crystal egg that Kammy and Kamek gave to me…they said it would turn me human, but might have killed me…and I used it, passed out, and woke up to find myself like this."
"Those two crazy magic-trick crackpots?" A guard asked, "Why do you still have those two around?"
Bowser narrowed his eyes, "Hey, Kamek knows his spells and hexes off the back of his hand, and Kammy is one of my most trustworthy advisors!" he said.
The Koopa-Troopas didn't comment any more on the Magikoopas.
"Well, we will inform the castle that you are human now, and that we were able to confirm it." One of them said.
Bowser wondered for a moment; didn't the Magikoopas mention that he could change into a human and back at will? He remembered his strong desire to be a human just before he transformed, so maybe if he were to do the same for changing back…
I want to return to normal… Bowser forced himself to believe. Once again, the mark on his chest began to glow as the Koopa-Troopas stopped and stared in shock, and he slowly morphed back into his Koopa form. After he finished changing and the glowing mark went out, he smiled at his minions.
"Well, how was that?" he asked, his voice back to normal.
"That…" one said, but trailed off.
"…was amazing!" the other finished for him, "Wow, that just totally blew my mind! You can change into a human and back? Does it hurt?"
"Well, it wasn't very pleasant the first time. I guess my bod was just not used to it. That time just now…it still hurt, but it was 'good' pain." Bowser said.
The guards raised their brows, "Good pain?" they asked.
"It's hard to explain," Bowser began, "it's like…when you lay down after a hard workout."
"Oh…" both the guards said simultaneously.
"Anyways, I'm off to the Mushroom Kingdom to join the party! And to see the Princess!" he said, changing back to a human and heading off, just before the two stopped him.
"Hold it," one said, "you can't talk to a princess looking like that!"
"Yeah, you need to be both presentable…and at her equal status." The other said, "And who has equal power to that of a princess…?"
"…A prince!" Bowser replied, "Oh, come on! I hated that title, especially when my father would always try to undermine my power…"
The guards sighed, "Do you want to meet the Princess, or not?" one asked.
"Yes!" Bowser said, immediately gaining composure, "Yes, I do!"
"Alright, come this way…" the other guard said, escorting him down the hall.
Damn, another suspense-filled stopping point. Oh well, I will try to make more time to get some more writing done, provided that my parents don't drag me into anything "important" (I still find it hard to believe that I have five fics with thousands of views, and even they don't know!) Anyways, see ya! Keep holding on…